Storm Reports/Totals

11:00am Update:  Moderate to heavy snow will continue along Highway 20 through the morning as this system continues to push east and is expected to continue for the next couple of hours.  Warmer air from the south is beginning to push into west-central Illinois where freezing rain is being reported around Moline, IL where temperatures have reached at least 30° or more.  Look for this moderate snow to continue into Northern Illinois with possibly a mix along I-88 and then changing over to rain further south.  I do believe there will be a period where we could see a little freezing rain mixed in with this snow later this afternoon area wide...especially if temperatures get closer to that freezing mark.  Winds will remain gusty throughout the day creating low visibility and causing some blowing and drifting of the snow that has already fallen.

There have been reports coming in to the newsroom of a few accidents around the area so please make sure you drive carefully this afternoon.  The back edge of the snow is beginning to move into eastern Iowa with rain being reported in central Iowa with temperatures in the low 30s.

0515 PM SNOW LOVES PARK

01/17/2011 M4.0 INCH WINNEBAGO IL TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SO FAR. THE ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND ICY IN
THE CITY. THE COUNTRY ROADS ARE VERY SLIPPERY WITH
DRIFTS. COCORAHS OBSERVER

0542 PM SNOW GALENA 42.42N 90.43W
01/17/2011 E3.5 INCH JO DAVIESS IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0528 PM SNOW SSE FREEPORT
01/17/2011 E5.0 INCH STEPHENSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER

0420 PM SNOW 1 WNW MORRISON
01/17/2011 M3.5 INCH WHITESIDE IL TRAINED SPOTTER


0411 PM SNOW W APPLE RIVER
01/17/2011 E4.5 INCH JO DAVIESS IL TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING


0344 PM SNOW 4 NW ROCKFORD

01/17/2011 M3.8 INCH WINNEBAGO IL CO-OP OBSERVER
SINCE 8 AM. STORM TOTAL MEASURED 4 INCHES.

2:21:20 PM) nwsbot: LOT: Rockford [Winnebago Co, IL] public reports SNOW of E2.0 INCH at 02:19 PM CST — combination of snow, rain and sleet falling in rockford.



(1:55:10 PM) nwsbot: LOT: Rockton [Winnebago Co, IL] public reports SNOW of M2.5 INCH at 01:47 PM CST -- steady snow still falling...relayed by media

(1:47:12 PM) nwsbot: MKX: Janesville [Rock Co, WI] trained spotter reports SNOW of M4.2 INCH at 01:38 PM CST -- 1.2 inches in the past hour

(1:45:48 PM) nwsbot: DVN: Prophetstown [Whiteside Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of E2.0 INCH at 12:05 PM CST --

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(12:42:31 PM) nwsbot: LOT: 4 Nw Rockford [Winnebago Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M2.3 INCH at 12:00 PM CST --

(12:40:12 PM) nwsbot: MKX: Janesville [Rock Co, WI] trained spotter reports SNOW of M3.0 INCH at 12:36 PM CST -- heavy snow falling at time of report

Freezing rain is now beginning to move into west-central Illinois:
(12:16:35 PM) nwsbot: DVN: Milan [Rock Island Co, IL] co-op observer reports FREEZING RAIN of E0.10 INCH at 12:00 PM CST --

(11:39:02 AM) nwsbot: DVN: 4 Wnw Dubuque [Dubuque Co, IA] trained spotter reports SNOW of M4.3 INCH at 11:38 AM CST -- updated total.


(11:18:23 AM) nwsbot: MKX: Janesville [Rock Co, WI] trained spotter reports SNOW of M2.0 INCH at 11:14 AM CST -- still snowing


(10:57:31 AM) nwsbot: DVN: Thomson [Carroll Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M3.3 INCH at 10:57 AM CST --

(10:20:00 AM) nwsbot: DVN: Dubuque [Dubuque Co, IA] broadcast media reports SNOW of M3.5 INCH at 10:17 AM CST -- relayed by kwwl.

(9:20:53 AM) nwsbot: LOT: 6 Wnw Rockford [Winnebago Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of M1.0 INCH at 09:09 AM CST -- 1 inch of snowfall measured at wtvo.


(9:20:53 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Winnebago [Winnebago Co, IL] broadcast media reports SNOW of E1.5 INCH at 09:09 AM CST -- 1.5 inches measured by wtvo weekend meteorologist. some blowing snow was noted across rural roadways.
 
(9:11:01 AM) nwsbot: LOT: Rockford Airport [Winnebago Co, IL] official nws obs reports SNOW of M0.6 INCH at 09:00 AM CST --
 
(9:09:51 AM) nwsbot: DVN: 1 Wnw Morrison [Whiteside Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of E2.0 INCH at 09:09 AM CST -- snow is drifting badly. still snowing.